The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-10-01
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF.
Congiled from VariOus Sources
G. P. HUNTINGTON was witness before
The Pacific Railroad Commission on the
Dist.
MERCHANDISE exports from the United
States during August past, were valued at
So, 426,OS3, against $51, 1S3,OO3 in August,
1886
CAPTAIN BLACK and General Pryor were
an conference on the 23d over the Anarch-
lists appeal to the United States Supreme
Court.
ALEX. STRAKosCH, the German actor
and dramatic reader, who is to make a
tour of America, arrived in New York on
the 23d.
THE arrivals of immigrants to this
country during August past were 37,30S,
against 1896 in August, 1885, Germany
furnishing the largest number.
THE English public are beginning to
agitate for a different system in railway
travel, so that greater personal protec.
tion from assault will be secured.
QUEBEC detectives have Just made what
they believe most important capture by
the arrest of Frederick Titus, charged with
forging and altering notes in Chicago,
Albany and New York
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PRINCE WILLIAM, son of Crown Prince
Frederic William of Germany, and his
wife, Princess Victoria Augusta, launched
the new German iron-clad, Princess Will
helm at Kiel, on the 22d.
ONE of the features of the York (Pe.)
centennial celebration, which closed on
the oath, was the appearance of four floats
in the industrial parade representing the
Indian school at Carlisle.
THE anniversary of the entry of the
italian troops into Rome was celebrated
in that city on the 21st by professions and
a banquet to the veterans. The city was
brilliantly Illuminated at night.
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GENERAL R. A. ALGER, Ex-Governor OF
Michigan, Indignantly denies the report
sent from abroad by the New York Worlds
correspondent, stating that he had dined
with the Prince of Wales at Homburg.
SECRETARY WHITNEY is quite free in the
expression of satisfaction at the result Of
the recent experiments with Lieutenant
Zalinski's dynamite gun, and thinks its
importance in naval warfare can not be
over estimated.
ABOUT two thousand negroes attended
reception to Fred Douglass at the A. M. L.
Church in Washington on the 23d. After
the reception a banquet was given.
Speeches were made by Mr.. Douglas, Rev.
7. g. Stuart and others.
THE Nati0s iprs3ureau of Statistics re-
ports that = the eight months Of the cur
rent yeSr, to September /, the number of
immigrants landed in this country was
362, $50, against 254,679 during the CORE
spending part of last year.
IT it reported that the French Cabinet
has decided that the manifesto of the
Count of Paris does not justify the expul-
sion of the princes, unless en- eudeavor be
made to circulate the manifesto, when
they will be Immediately expelled.
T. B. WAKEMAN obtained an order from
Judge Van Brunt in New York, on the
ODD, requiring the police commissioners to
show cause why they should not be COM
peeled to appoint the people named by the
Progressive Labor party (Socialists) as
inspectors of election.
THREE West Point cadets, sentenced to
be dismissed from the service for drunk
enness, and one suspended for ten months
without pay for leaving his post as senti
mel, have had their sentences mitigated by
the President to confinement in the light
prison for a term of months.
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THE cholera returns in Italy for the
twenty four hours ended the evening of
the22d, were: Catania, IL new cases and
y deaths; Palermo, 8 new cases and
deaths; Messina, 1913 new cases and 81
deaths. There were 10 new cases OF
cholera and Is deaths at Malta since
September 10.
THE State authorities of Minnesota, on
the 22d, made S19,044 in awards to heirs of
six men killed in the capital disaster OF
November S, 1884, and to seventeen work.
men injured. The maximum individual
allowance was 5000. In making these
awards the State does net acknowledge its
liabilities for the disaster.
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CARDINAL GIBBONS will leave Bal timore
on the 26th for an extended Western trip,
He goes to Portland, Ore, to confer the
pallium upon Archbishop w. H. Gross OF
the province of Oregon. On his way out
the cardinal will stop at several of the
principal cities of the West and Northwes;
and visit the resident prelates.
SOME time since, Mrs. John Hostetter
of Pierce County, Pa, gave birth to trip
tsts-two boys and girl. The parents
decided to call them Grover, Cleveland
and Francis, respectively A letter was
written to the President, to which he re
piled congratulating the parents anC
sending best wishes for the children.
THE National district lodges of Negro
Ddd.Fellows, which have been in session
at Columbus, o., have formulated the fol
lowing propositions, to be presented to tn
biennial movable committee: Roya
Grand lodges to be substituted for tn,